Ministry of Labor Temporarily Suspends Recruitment from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone

Saudi Press Agency, 1 September 2014 The Ministry of Labor has suspended the issuance of recruitment visas granted for three African countries infected with Ebola virus, namely Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. This action has been taken as part of preventive measures and precautions to counter the virus spreading in West Africa. These measures and […]

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Saudi, Lanka to resolve labour issues

30 August 2014, Colombo Gazette Saudi officials have announced a five-day visit to Sri Lanka in a bid to overcome “difficulties” related to the recruitment of domestic workers from the south Asian country, arabianbusiness.com reported. The Gulf kingdom’s National Committee of Recruitment of the Council of Saudi Chambers said in comments reported by Saudi Press

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Recruitment ban on maids from Africa

27 August 2014, Gulf Times Officials of labour recruitment agencies said they have stopped recruiting domestic workers from certain African countries in view of the spread of the Ebola virus in those places, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported. They said domestic workers from other countries are subjected to health examination before and after recruitment

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Temporary workers program: An overview of the new Labour Market Impact Assessment

26 August 2014, The Times of India On April 24, 2014, during a time of almost daily media reports of employers abusing the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP), CBC News released audio of a leaked internal McDonald’s Canada telephone conference in which its chief executive officer stated “… the fact of the matter is we’re

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